Straight-line depreciation for buildings and equipment


Problem: At December 31, 2008, Jimenez Company reported the following as plant assets:

Land                                                                                 $4,000,000   
Buildings                                                     $28,500,000               
Less: Accumulated depreciation - buildings      12,100,000     16,400,000       
Equipment                                                     48,000,000               
Less: Accumulated depreciation - equipment      5,000,000    43,000,000       
Total plant assets                                                              $63,400,000       
                                       
During 2009, the following selected cash transactions occurred:

April 1    Purchased land for $2,130,000.                               
May 1    Sold equipment that cost $780,000 when purchased on January 1, 2005. The equipment was sold for $450,000.                               
June 1    Sold land purchased on June 1, 1999 for $1,500,000.  The land cost $400,000.
July 1     Purchase equipment for $2,000,000.                               
Dec 31   Retired equipment that cost $500,000 when purchased on December 31, 1999. No salvagevalue was received.

Journalize the above transactions. The company uses straight-line depreciation for buildings and equipment.  The buildings are estimated to have a 50-year life and no salvage value.  The equipment is estimated to have a 10-year useful and no salvage value. Update depreciation on assets disposed of at the time of sale or retirement. (List multiple debit/credit entries in descending order of amount.)                                                                               

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